5th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
| 5th Illinois Cavalry Regiment | |
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 Illinois flag | |
| Active | August 31, 1861, to October 27, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Illinois U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 5th Illinois Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
[edit]The 5th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois, on August 31, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on October 27, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
[edit]The regiment suffered 28 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 5 officers and 414 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 447 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
[edit]- Colonel Hall Wilson: mustered 12 Dec. 1861, resigned 19 Jan. 1863 because of typhoid and diarrhea.
- Colonel John McConnell - mustered out October 27, 1865[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilcav1.htm#5th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/cav005-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
References
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